The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve healthcare quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, recently released the new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Only 750 hospitals across the country were awarded an ‘A’ for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms among patients in their care.

“This recognition is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of our staff as they work tirelessly to ensure that our patients and their families receive the highest quality of care,” said Howard Grant, JD, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lahey Health. “To continually rank so highly when it comes to patient safety shows our organization’s commitment to improving processes and implementing best practices throughout the Lahey Health System to make sure our patients remain safe.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to approximately 2,500 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is peer reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.

“This is the only national rating of how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm and death, such as medical errors, infections, and injuries,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Receiving an ‘A’ Safety Grade means a hospital is among the best in the country for preventing these terrible problems and putting their patients first, 24 hours a day.”

To see Lahey Health’s full grade details, and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org.